FOUR teenagers have appeared in court charged with assaulting a police officer.
Detective Superintendent David Jones, of Durham Police, suffered facial and leg injuries following an incident near his home in Woodham, Newton Aycliffe, on March 13.
Lee David Makin, 18, of Callerton Rise, Newton Aycliffe, was charged with malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and using or threatening unlawful violence. Three youths, aged 14, 16 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were charged with the same offences.
All four were released on conditional bail to appear at Sedgefield Magistrates' Court on Friday, April 4.
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